Tu Honggang

Tu Honggang
Tu Honggang
Born	March 15, 1967; Beijing, China
Alma mater	National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts
Occupation	Actor, singer
Years active	1987 - present
Spouse(s)	Daisy (m. 1989⁠–⁠1992) Fang Shu (m. 1994⁠–⁠2002) Xiao Yue;
Children	2 (plus 1 stepson)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	屠洪剛
Simplified Chinese	屠洪刚
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Tú Hónggāng
	Musical career
Genres	Mandopop

Tu Honggang (Chinese: 屠洪刚; born March 15, 1967) is a Chinese singer and actor. He is best known for his singles The Patriots, Chinese Kung Fu, You, and Peacock Flying Southeast.

Apart from music, Tu commenced an acting career, appearing in Records of Kangxi's Travel Incognito (1997), Taizu Mishi (2015), Lady of the Dynasty (2015), and Let's Get Married (2015).

He is a member of the China Democratic League (Minmeng).

Early life and education

Tu was born in Beijing, China, on March 15, 1967. At the age of 11, he entered the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, majoring in acting.[1] In 1987, Pop music in Hong Kong and Taiwan was becoming widely popular in the Chinese mainland, Tu and his classmate often sung and studied songs with a recorder, he became a member of "Light Music", in his college years, he was a widely known campus singer.

Acting career

Tu had his first experience in front of the camera in 1991, and he was chosen to act as a support actor in Let Us Sway Twin Oars. He landed some small appearances in several TV series, such as Crazy Rolling Stones (1991), Temporary Families (1994), Sunny Beauty (2003), Memories of The Golden Flame (2008).

In 1997, he had a supporting role and sang the theme song in Records of Kangxi's Travel Incognito, a historical television series starring Zhang Guoli and Deng Jie.

In 2005, he appeared as Taksi in You Xiaogang's Taizu Mishi, which starred Steve Ma, Vivian Chen, Wu Qianqian, and Jin Qiaoqiao, and sang the theme song for the series.

In 2015, he participated in two films. He had a minor role as Chen Xuanli in Lady of the Dynasty, which starred Fan Bingbing, Leon Lai, Wu Chun and Joan Chen.[2] He had a cameo appearance in Let's Get Married, a romantic comedy film starring Gao Yuanyuan, Jiang Wu, Li Chen, Zheng Kai, Ivy Chen, Bea Hayden, and Liu Tao.[3]

Music career

In July 1985, Tu was assigned to China Railway Art Troupe as a solo. In November 1987, he was transferred to China Broadcasting Art Troupe. At the same year, he released his debut solo album Black Eyes.

His 2nd album, titled Lack for Nothing, was released on January 12, 1989.

In 1990, he sang a song in the CCTV New Year's Gala.

His 3rd album, titled Feeling, was released on November 7, 1991. Then he withdrew from the song circles.[4]

From 1994 to 1996, he released his singles The Patriots, Chinese Kung Fu, You, and Peacock Flying Southeast.[5]

On April 23, 2005, he released his 10th album Wind and Cloud 2.

In 2008, he performed on the MV of Welcome to Beijing for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.[6]

On October 21, 2011, he went on a world tour in Beijing with a sold-out show. On November 20, 2012, his second station of the world tour was held in Taiyuan, Shanxi. On January 19, 2013, the world tour was held in Tiexi Gymnasium, Shenyang, Liaoning.[7]

On New Year's Eve of Beijing Television in 2016, he performed his single Flying.

Personal life

Tu has married three times. In early 1989, he married his first wife Daisy, a 19-year-old American girl in the United States, and they had a son, Tu Ruibao (屠芮葆). The couple divorced in 1992.

He married his second wife actress Fang Shu in October 1994. They had a child together, before they divorced June 5, 2002.

His third wife is Xiao Yue, and he has a stepson, Zhang Zixi (张梓羲).[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2015	Lady of the Dynasty	《王朝的女人·杨贵妃》	Chen Xuanli
2015	Let's Get Married	《咱们结婚吧》	Captain

TV series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role
1991	Let Us Sway Twin Oars	《让我们荡起双桨》	Qian Shaolin
1991	Crazy Rolling Stones	《疯狂的滚石》
1994	Temporary Families	《临时家庭》
1997	Records of Kangxi's Travel Incognito	《康熙微服私访记》	Zong Gongdao
2003	Sunny Beauty	《阳光丽人》
2004	Flowery March	《烟花三月》	Wu Sangui
2005	Taizu Mishi	《太祖秘史》	Taksi
2008		《晋阳老醋坊》	Kangxi Emperor
2008	Memories of The Golden Flame	《烽火影人》	Director Zhao
2016	Brother of War	《战火中的兄弟》	Peng Dallei
2017	The Battle At Dawn	《黎明决战》	Chu Pengfei

Discography

Studio album

#	English title	Chinese title	Released	Label
1st	Black Eyes	《黑色的眼眸》	1987
2nd	Lack for Nothing	《应有尽有》	January 12, 1989	Shanghai Audio-Visual Company
3rd	Feeling	《感觉自己》	November 7, 1991	China International Cultural Communication Audio-Visual Publishing House
4th	Farewell My Concubine	《霸王别姬》	1996
5th	Chinese Kung Fu	《中国功夫》	January 1, 1997	White Swan Audio-Visual Company
6th	The Patriots	《精忠报国》	September 23, 1999	Rock Records
7th	Lose	《放手》	2001	Meika Audio-Visual Company
8th	A Beautiful Sunset of Life	《九九艳阳天》	2002
9th	My Love	《我爱》	February 23, 2004	Chinese Musicians
10th	Wind and Cloud 2	《风云2》	April 23, 2005	Star
11th	Thanking	《感谢》	April 18, 2008	Fengchu Shengshi Cultural
12th	One of Us	《自己人》	August 15, 2012

Singles

English title	Chinese title	Notes
We Broke Up in the Morning	《我们在清晨分手》	Theme song for Codename Cougar
Woman Spy	《千面女谍》	Theme song for Dark Rose
Glory	《光辉》	Ending song for Life of Dragon and Tiger
The Patriots	《精忠报国》	Ending song for Death Duel
Partner	《伴儿》	Ending song for Partner
The Lover	《爱人》	Theme song for Partner
Ace of Aces	《王中王》	Theme song for Ace of Aces
Peacock Flying Southeast	《孔雀东南方飞》	Theme song for Peacock Flying southeast
Smeil	《嫣然回眸》	Ending song for The Legend of Xishi
Ye Wen Shuang Tian	《叶问霜天》	Theme song for Ip Man
Wind and Cloud	《风云》	Theme song for Wind and Cloud
Only Brother	《唯有兄弟》	Ending song for Father's War
My Heart	《我的心》	Theme song for Wudang
A Hero of Troubled Times	《乱世英雄》	Theme song for Legend of Lyu Buwei
	《做人做事》	Theme song for Legend of Hai Rui
	《独占潇洒》	Ending song for Fengshenbang
Seeking	《寻求》	Interlude for Fengshenbang
Swords May Not Be Ruthless	《刀剑未必无情》	Interlude for Fengshenbang
	《我心为谁动》	Theme song for Fist of Fury
Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon	《卧虎藏龙》	Theme song for Water Margin
Jiangshan Wuxian	《江山无限》	Theme song for Records of Kangxi's Travel Incognito
Savanna	《莽原》	Theme song for Taizu Mishi
You	《你》	Theme song for Xiao Zhang Epic
If You're Doomed	《在劫难逃》	Theme song for The Legend of the Banner Hero

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References

屠洪刚. CNTV (in Chinese). March 12, 2010.
《王朝的女人·杨贵妃》首映屠洪刚现唐将英姿. 163 (in Chinese). June 23, 2015.
屠洪刚《咱们结婚吧》银幕首秀硬汉歌手变暖男. China daily (in Chinese). March 29, 2015.
屠洪纲自述成长历程事业低谷塑造成功男人. iFeng (in Chinese). November 22, 2011.
阳刚汉子屠洪纲. sina (in Chinese). July 29, 2003.
奥运倒计时100天主题歌《北京欢迎你》MV(视频). enorth.com.cn (in Chinese). June 4, 2008.
慢工出细活 "本色英雄"屠洪刚2011全球巡演终启动. CNTV (in Chinese). October 21, 2011.
屠洪纲第三任妻子曝光长相似方舒揭三段隐秘婚史（全文）. 163 (in Chinese). November 23, 2012.

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[1] 屠洪刚. CNTV (in Chinese). March 12, 2010.

[2] 《王朝的女人·杨贵妃》首映屠洪刚现唐将英姿. 163 (in Chinese). June 23, 2015.

[3] 屠洪刚《咱们结婚吧》银幕首秀硬汉歌手变暖男. China daily (in Chinese). March 29, 2015.

[4] 屠洪纲自述成长历程事业低谷塑造成功男人. iFeng (in Chinese). November 22, 2011.

[5] 阳刚汉子屠洪纲. sina (in Chinese). July 29, 2003.

[6] 奥运倒计时100天主题歌《北京欢迎你》MV(视频). enorth.com.cn (in Chinese). June 4, 2008.

[7] 慢工出细活 "本色英雄"屠洪刚2011全球巡演终启动. CNTV (in Chinese). October 21, 2011.

[8] 屠洪纲第三任妻子曝光长相似方舒揭三段隐秘婚史（全文）. 163 (in Chinese). November 23, 2012.